ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL DISPUTE
PERSIAN GOVERNMENT
DEFIANT
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
THIRKAN, Dec. 14. "
THE Persian Government does not consider that the Hague Court is competent to deal with or examine the Anglo-Persian oil dia pute or that the Optional Clause e applicable to the present case, declares the Persian Government's Reply to the British. Government's Note.
APOLOGY BY
'IZVESTIA
през
SEQUEL, TO BRITISH PROTEST TO SOVIET
ÍBRITION WIRELESS SERVICE)
RUGBY, Dec. 13.
THE under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Captain Anthony Eden, to-day informed the House of Commons of the sequal to the recent vigorous protest which Sir John Simon had made to the Soviet, Government.
ing.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1932.
AMY MOLLISON
DOING WELL
ÖVER HALF JOURNEY COMPLETED
3 a.m.
She plans to take-off again at With her arrival at Gao, Amy completed over two-thirds of her African journey and half the long The proteat concerned chiefly trip from Capetown to England. allegations published in the nows
If all goes well, she should be back paper Irestia that the British England to-morrow evening. Foreign Office had instructed its
Amy cabled from Duala to her
menta.
-JUSTICE AT
SHANGHAI
MORE QUESTIONS IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)
LONDON, Deer H
INTERNATIONAL OIL CONFERENCE
"AGREEMENT REACHED FOR INDEFINITE PERIOD
THROUGH REUTER'S · AGENUT]
W
PAB18,~~~Ties,—13.-
"PIRACY WITH
VIOLENCE"
MEN'S HANDS TIED AND THROWN INTO HARBOUR
CROWN PROSECUTOR'S STATEMENT AT MAGISTRACY
GEO, Dec. 14. MRS. Mollison (Amy Johnson) to-day completed her flight of over a thousand miles from Duala to Cao, landing, safely and in good spirits at 5.15 p.m. yesterday even-M. NUNN suggested that one (THE International Oil Conference has ended with a completa of the representatives negotiat- ing with the Chinese Gaverament agreement. Rumania will igin the on the subject of the Mixed Court international group in adapting Before Mr. Butters at the Kow- board junk T1331H into junk: 5774V shall be a member of the Consular production to the demand by fixing loon Magistracy yesterday, two and tied their wrists and feet with Service with experience as an the Rumaniant production at 48,500 Chinese, So Wai Teo and Fung. Io,ropo. The junks wore then towod seser to the Mixed Court. Capt tons daily for three month from apponred on a charge of murdering toward Stonecutter for about 80 A. Eden. promised consideration, January 1.
Wong Chi Yung and Ah Yiu on minutes, during which time two of but was unable to make a definite,
A communiqué adds that an board cargo boat No. 5774V, whilst the men managed to release them- statement.
agreement also has been reached off Cheung Sha Wan on November, wolves. The captors of the men on technical questions and upon | 2, 1032.
then decided to push them over- general lines of cooperation.
board. Seven men were thrown into » The agreement is for an indefinite
the water, and their cries for help. period, renewable every three
attracted the attention of the oc- months, owing to the impossibility
cupants of nearby sampans who of estimating the demand in ad
rescued five of them; the other two vance over long periods ..
hoing drown..?..
found drifting The junka were" offshore, and subsequently, the bodice of the two men were found floating in the water with their wrists and ankles tied with rope,
cannot arrive Wednesday." Fog delayed her, but she left inter for Guo,
Persia takes up. an air of in- nocence, declaring that the Per-agents to forge anti-Boviet doop-husband stating:-"Unlucky again, відп Government is entitled to draw the attention of the League of Nations to the threats of pres- sute made against them by the Bri tish Government, whose action is incompatible with a spirit of up rightness and a desire for pance.
PERSIA APPEALS TO
LEAGUE
Captain Eden said the Soviet Ambassador had made an oral com- munication to the Permanent Un- dar Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the effect that while the Soviet
Government only took responsibil. ity for official communications in the Investia, they desired to state. that with regard to this particular incident they did not entertain, Persia has appealed to
the and had not at any time entertain Longue in reference to the oiled, the, suspicions of the Foreign dispute.
Secretary and of the Foreign Office which were expressed therein.
·BRITAIN REFERS DISPUTUE to league COUNCIL
LONDON, Dec, 14.
IN the House of Commons, foilow ing Persia's decision to appeal to the League, Capt. A, Eden an nounced that the Government had decided to refer the oil dispute to the League Council under Article XV. of the Covenant, thus relin- quishing the demand-for-reference- to the Hague Court. The Secre- tary General of the League has been accordingly advised.
COMMUNIST PLOT.
DISCLOSED
ARREST OF REVOLUTION.
ARIES IN BAVARIA
(THROUGH REITER'S AGENCY!
MUNICH, Dec. 14.
Editor's Apology.
On the contrary, they dissociated themselves from such statements.
The Ambassador had repeated himself had communicated with the Editor of the Izvestia, who had now replied that he had been mis- led by one of his correspondents, that he recognised the statements in question were inaccurate, and that he wished to express his re- gret for having published them,"
In these circumstances, the Brt tish Government regarded the mat. tor as closed.
this declaration and added that he
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PREMIER AND DUKE OF YORK
BOTH_SUFFERING
FROM COLDS
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rugar, Dec. 13.
The arrest of thirty-one-Com-THE-Prime Minister, who caught munists in South Bavaria, members cold while on the Continent, of an armed illegal organisation, remained indoors to-day. His dec is alleged to have disclosed tors, widespread plot to arm Bavarian Communiste for a revolution which it was planned to carry through the whole of Germany.
EX-PEDLAR GIVES AWAY £400,000
TRIBUTE TO CITY. WHERE HE MADE HIS FORTUNE
once
There was
a pedlar who carmod a precarious living by sell- ing goods from door to door in and around Sheffield.
It has now been revealed that the former pedlar has established a trust of more than £100,000 for various educational, scientific, medical and charitable objects that might not otherwise be undertaken at the public expense.
who paid their regular periodical visit this morning, found that otherwise his health was good. He presided over this morning's Cabinet meeting and hopes, to at- tend the House of Commons to morrow, for the debate on
war debts.
The Duke of York is suffering from cold and is confined to his room by doctor's orders.
SENATE AND PHILIPPINE
INDEPENDENCE •
SHARP OPPOSITION.
Washington, Dec. 10.Despite the protest from Manila against the basic amendments to the Hawes Cutting bill adopted yesterday; Manuel Quezon's "immediate inde- pendence or nothing" message to the mission here, and other obsta cles, the general impression in con Alderman Graves, whose name isgressional circles to-day was that almost synonymous with the out- some kind of a Philippine bill lery trade of Sheffield, is the bene would be approved next week by factor.
Since the days, years ago, when prosperity followed his assiduous labour, he has been known as the who gave money to good
causes.
Daughter a Trusten,
the senato,
Supporters of the present measure expressed the opinion that there is no chance for the passage of any immediate independence bill.
DISORDERLY SCENE
IN CONGRESS
ARMED STRANGER "HOLDS UP" REPRESENTATIVES
(THROUGH AKUTER'S, AGENCY]'
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.
PRINCE PRAISES BRITISH SPIRIT.
IN FIGHTING WORLD DEPRESSION
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE
RUGBY, Dec. 13. THE PRINCE OF WALES in a speech yesterday. paid tribute to the manner in which Great Britain is fighting world' depres- Bion,
The world rails" he said, "that although we are suffering like other countries during these bad times, we are not over-depress- ed by it. As has happened to us in the past in the great struggles of our history, the very magnitude of
our difficulties has aroused the
oirit of determination to overcome them, "
It is considered that if the Russian production is reduced during the coming thres months, Rumania may ask for permission to increase her output correspond ingly.
TONG MEN IN MANILA
CHINESE NEWSPAPER
RAIDED
A REMARKABLE scone was wit nessed on the floor of House of Representatives to-day when
Manila, Dec. 12-Criminal action Congress was held up at the point
against the members of a certain .of revolver by an armed stranger. The man leaped from the public
The Prince referred to his recent Chinese tong in Manila, who raid- gallery into the centre of the House visits to industrind areas and saided the plant of the Fookien Times, and shouting: "I want the floor," some wonderful work was being was done in developing new means of produced a revolver, which afterwards found to be loaded, and employment waved it about, demanding that the House should listen to what he had
to Bay.
Many of the members rushed to the exits.
The Public Gallery also empited with startling mpidity after" a temporary scramble at the exits.
Loaded and Cooked.
The stranger nimed his weapon -at-several-members-of-the-House menacingly, but the situation was syed by the coolness of the. Ser- geant-at-Arms, who walked forward calmly and ordered the intruder to throw down his gun, which he did. The Sergeant caught it loaded and cocked.
The stranger was then quickly rushed out of the potion
TEA RESTRICTION SCHEME
APPROVED BY DUTCH AND
INDIAN PLANTERS
(THROUGH RENTER'S AGENCY.]
-Londoxy-Day-147 THE Financial Times Amsterdam
correspondent learns authori tatively that the ten restriction scheme which the Dutch and Dutch Indian planters have approved, in eludes restriction, in the first year, to 15 per cent, of the export figures on the basis of the years 1929, 1930 or 1931, to be fixed at the option of the three participating countries.
The situation will be reviewed yearly and the scheme is to last five years, from April 1, 1033.
Exports will be controlled by the Governments concerned and new plantings prohibited during the period of restriction.
DUTCH TEXTILE -QUOTA-
IMPORTS TO BE CUT BY.
50 PER CENT.
(TAROPOS ZETTENʼN - AGENCY.]
That HAGUE, Dec. 13.
The evidence of British confidence would give confidence to other countries, and thus stimulate a general recovery in world morale and affairs, he said
SILVER MARKET
LONDON PRICES
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
1.
LONDON, Dec. 14. CLOSING SILVER PRICE LONDON TO-DAY WERE
SPOT
"FORWARD"
IN
Dec. 13 Dod. 14. 17-5/16d; •379de
BRITISH STOCKS FIRMER
·APPRECIABLE RISE REPORTED (BRITISH WIRELESA SERVICE)
RUOBY, Dec. 13. WHEN the Stock Exchange los ed to-day the leading feature was the firm basis of British funds, which gederally rose 1/8 to 7/8, with War Loan 3 per cent. 69 5/8.
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Mr. H. 8. Lo appeared, for the first defendant, while Mr. J. A. Fraser conducted the case for the Crown.
In opening the case, the Crown Prosecutor intimated that he was substituting a chargo of piracy with violence for that of murder preferred; against the defendants.
It is alleged that on November 2, two junks T1334 and 57747 were lying inshore at West Point, loaded with sugar which, it was stated, was to have been smuggled into Namtao, Fumun, and other Chinese ports without payment of duty.
Men Herded Into Junk, ↑
.
A motor boat came alongside, the crew of which herded the men on
BARBER'S CLAIM
FAILS
JUDGEMENT FOR REGI- MENTAL CONTRACTOR-
}
Evidenos Called, Medical evidence was then sub- mitted by Dr. K. H. Uiting who examined the bodies of the dend men at the Kowloon Mortuary. Death was due to drowning,
After further evidence had been given, the hearing of the case was adjourned.
LORD BEAVERBROOK
HOWLED DOWNE
COMMUNISTS PREVENT HIM FROM SPEAKING
greeted him, and for 35 minutes he stood trying to get a hearing.
In the end he gave up and ask- ed a band which was in attendance to play the National Anthem. The Communista in opposition sang the Internationale.
local Chinese paper, late Satur day night, will be sought by Go Puan Berg, managing editor of the paper. Mr. Go, who was absent
Lord Beaverbrook was howled from his office when the raid took
Judgment was given for the de- down when he attempted to ad- place, but who got the details of the raid from his mechanical staff, fendant by Mr. Justice Wood yes dress a meeting at Glasgow. There will call on the city fiscal to-day terday in the case in which were many Communists in the and demand that warrants be is- claim for $114.17 was made by Ali | hall, and from the start it, was_ob- aned for the arrest of the tong men. Asgar Shah, of 87, Austin Road, vious that they were determined to
Armed with knives and
guas, against Badar Din, of the Kow-create_pandemonium;;;\ about 30 members of a local Chia- loon Hotel, ground floor, barber As Lord Beaverbrook walked on esa tong made the raid on the contractor to the Lincolnshiro' the platform, cat cells and joors Fookien Times plant at about 11 Regiment af Bhamshuipo, in re- p.m. last Saturday. While they spect of wages due under a con- 'did not destroy the plant, they tract dated September 18, was com wrecked, forms for eight pages of tinued. at the Supreme Court this the Sunday edition of the paper. morning before the Paisne Judge
Havoc at the Printing Works, (Mr. Justice Wood). The tong men rushed to the plant and threw about type, copy and all articles they could lay their bands on. The six workers in the pant were unable to stop them, After the tong men had gone, they called the police. The tong men de parted hurriedly and when the pol- ice arrived, there was no trace of them. The attack on the newspaper plant was effected because the Fookien Times refused to published articles about the tong war now going on anong Chinese in Manila. The plainclothes investigation squad from Meisic police station sent out to investigate, last night could not make any headway in the case for lack of identification of the tong men. No arrests have been made so far.
Mr. Ael Arculli, for the 'defen dant, said that the $8,000 mention- ! ed in the agreement was really liquidated damages and rota penalty. He quoted authorities to support his contention...
His Lordship said he did not think it was a case of liquidated damages.ne
Mr. M. A. Silva, for plaintiff, asked for leave to amend his writ with an alternative claim on a verbal agreement of employment.
Mr. Arculli: My friend cannot do that. He must succeed on one contract or the other.
The six members of the mechanicį. atal staff of the paper, who were pre-
TALE OF A MALAY
CASTAWAY
REAL LIFE ARABIAN NIGHT'S STORY
FORMAL" CHARGE" AT POLICE COURT:
.
Rescued from the sea by a pass- ing steamer, Sanib Bin Ahmet Ali, a Malay, tells a story of endurance that has few parallels outside the pages of the Arabian Night's,
eent when the raid took place, have. assured Mr. Go that they can iden- tify the raiders, provided they are assured adequate police protection. These men will be sent out with the police to effect the arrest of the tong men, it was declared last 'night. Mr. Gó 'further stated that.||-
from the information he had gather- ed from his employees, he believed he knew what tong staged the raid, but he declined to give the name out last night.
Majesty of the Law."
"Wa are out to uphold the ma
jesty of the law in the Philippines and stamp out lawlessness among our people," Mr. Go said. "Wo Ah was working in a socount
will go to the limit in cooperating with the authorities in the arrest † plantation near the sea at Pabang".
when a hurricane carried him off his and prosecution of those who aro foot into the deWhen he "bobbed responsible for lawless acts. If
Sharp Driticism,
up" in the water, he found himself any of our countrymen are guilty close to a coconut tree which had of crimes here, we want them either been up-rooted by the hurricane sent to jail or deported, because Senator, Hiram Bingham, Con-
and ho clung to its trunk, waiting add discredit to the poaceful, and their permanence here would only -neoticut-republican, chairman of
for help, USB TULSA the committee that approved the Only a few years ago he contri-Hawes Cutting bill, had some sharp
The tree drifted farther and fadaw-abiding Chinese in the com- buted £30.000 towards the building things to say about the leadership
ther from land and, so he declares,munity." of the Central Art Gallery andİ
A reducing the quote for the im. for six days and night exposed to of the Philipino independence cam. Library for Sheffield.
during the out food or drink, and paign.
next nine months to fifty per cent the intermittent violence of the It looks to 08. as though Quezon, knowing the impossibility of the average value of imports On three occasions at night
nine stoomers had passed close to him, during the corresponding
but he had been unable to make his presence known,
After six days Ali was 600 miles from Singapore and when in the last stages of exhaustion he was picked up by the s.s. Carnavonshire and brought to Hong Kong:AM
He was Lord-Mayor of Sheffeld in 1927, and during his year of office he gave £10,000 towards a cheme for purchasing a famous stretch of woodlands for the city. Two years before he gave Sheffield ite 154 acre park, known as Graves'
·Park.
Miss Ruth Graves, his only daughter, will be one of the trustees of the £400.000 gift, which will be called the J. G. Graves Charitable Trust.” The trust deed revenue stamp alone cost £6,667 Alderman Graves will be life chairman, and ather trustees to be appointed are
A ROYAL Decree has been issued,
of passing an immediate indepen denco bill and realizing that a bill months of 1929, 1930, and 1931. which can pass will ultimately prove unsatisfactory, to the Fill pinos because it would deprive them of their markets in this country. is trying to prevent all action at this time," said Senator Bingham,
The Filipino leaders have made immediate independence their shib-
PETROL PRICES IN SINGAPORE
NEW COMPANY STARTING Singapore, Nov, 20-It was
WAR
boleth for years in their party stated during yesterday's meeting battle cry and now that they are of the Singapore Municipal Com
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The ship arrived here on the 30th, and he was removed to the Govern ment Civil Hospital, whence he was discharged yesterday alive and well,
--Folios Takā Charge.
The police stated last night that their investigation was in progress but that they would have to have the cooperation of the Fookien
Times staff to make any arrest. In the meantime police officers were sent to the premises of the paper to prevent a repetition of the raid.
SESSIONS CALENDAR
DECEMBER CASES START ON MONDAY
December Criminal Sessions will open on Monday, and the cares to
about to get independence they missioners that a new patrol.com- The Police authorities are looking don't want it because they know pany is commencing operations after him and it has been decided be heard on that day, before the
Mr. Silva: My alternative claim
(Continier a meat. Column=)
One woman tried to monst the platform and tear the fur coat from one of Lord Beaverbrook'a women supporters
would be bus which defendant would be stopped from deuying
The Judge refused Kr. Sölva's application.
Defendant was in, the witdam- box during the morning and A. I. Carramat, clerk to the defendant, also gavo evidence.
His Lordship gave jadgment for the defendant, with costs.
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the Corporation of Sheffield, the Outlers Company, and the city's It would he impossible to get an fore, decided to refer back to the tention where he will have food and are ca follow: -Li Sang, Li Choi, trustees,
immediate independence bill Committee the decision accepting theiler while his repatriation is: be Lau Po, Lau Kwan, Kwok Luen The aim of Alderman Graves is through Congre said, Benator tenders for the supply of petrol for ing arranged. ww
Hing, and Leung Fai, "breach of to establish a trust which by Judi Bingham, and added "I would next year
To put the matter on a regular deportation orders; Wong Ngan, cious Investment will remain in fight that to the last ditch in the · Mr. G. Là Ham, Acting Presi-["and legal base the cast-away was robbery by two or more; Fung Fo perpetuity so that the children interests of the Filipinos themselves dent, presided and was welcomed brought before Mr. Grantham at the Wan, attempted murder; and Lo who play in the par and play- Immediate independence would by Mr. Parbary on behalf of the Central Magistracy yesterday morn Chongmanslaughter. Yalang grounds he has given Sheffield cause the ruinstion of most Philip Commissionere
ing, and fortnally charged under On Tuesday, Lai Po and Lai *** He replied that he would, hays the vagrancy lawa,
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“and military and naval bases in the sing to carry on during 2 rt the detection order was duly grant- will appear charged with lazerny other publia interests,
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